Nationwide ‘Drug
Free India’ campaign launched at Chandigarh University
Bollywood
actor Sanjay Dutt, Kapil Sharma, Rapper Badshah, Punjabi Legend Singer Gurdas
Mann launches the fight against drugs from the campus of Chandigarh University
More than
30,000 students takes pledge “Na Karunga Na Karne Dunga” along with the
spiritual guru
“Every youth has a creative
element in them and it is necessary to identify the individual creative skills
so as to utilize our full energy towards improving those skills rather than
indulging in drugs” said the spiritual guru Shri Shri Ravi Shankar. The founder
of Art of Living was joined by Punjab Governor, VP Singh Badnore, Bollywood
Actor Sanjay Dutt, Stand-up Comedian Kapil Sharma, Punjabi Singing Legend
Gurdas Mann and Bollywood Rapper Badshah to launch the nationwide “Drug Free
India” campaign at the campus of Chandigarh University, Gharuan. More than
30,000 university students joined the campaign and took a pledge “Na Karunga Na
Karne Dunga” along with students of 12,000 schools and colleges who joined the
launch ceremony through live streaming. “Drug Free Campaign” has been
appreciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he tweeted and congratulated the
joint efforts of Chandigarh University and Art of Living Foundation to
capitalize on youth power and saving the life of the future of India.
Many bollywood stars which
include Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan, Sonakshi Sinha have also
extended their support for the campaign. “Punjab has been pioneer in
spearheading national movements like Green Revolution and it is once again the
state of Punjab which is taking the lead in a fight against drugs today” said
Punjab Governor, V.P. Singh Badnore. While narrating his personal experience,
Bollywood actor, Sanjay Dutt said, “The days when I was engulfed in this drugs
menace has been the worst days of my life & I have personally lost many
things in my life due to the problem”. Sanjay Dutt appealed the youth to
utilize their age of youth to make a better career & future which happens
to be the best way to refrain oneself from such dreadful activities such as
consuming drugs.
Famous stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma
addressed the youth and gave call to join hands in making the land of Punjab
once again prosperous which it used to be in ancient history. “When warriors
from Punjab could fight the conquerors or invaders and protect our motherland
in history then it is the duty of the youth today to wage a war against the
menace of drugs” said Kapil Sharma.
“The sacred land of Gharuan has always been a
powerful symbol in the history as the tenth guru Guru Gobind Singh had utilized
the utensils made by craftsman of this village during the first baptized
ceremony at Anandpur Sahib to fight the maltreatment of the mughal rulers and today
once again the land of Gharuan is playing a special role in initiating the
national fight against drugs” said Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chancellor, Chandigarh
University.